ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
to pattern after; to liken to; to imitate
state of the war; war situation
grasp; catch; understanding
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
deep emotion; being filled with emotion
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
close call; narrow margin; the eleventh hour
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
the last moment; the very end
leaving to chance; leaving to fate
to haul in (e.g. rope, net, etc.); to pull in; to attract (e.g. stares)
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
well; properly; often; how (could you); why (would you)
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
how admirably; how wonderfully; how skillfully
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
admiration; being impressed (by)
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
-less; lacking; non-existing
act of mercy; helping another person
murder; homicide; manslaughter
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
conviction; belief; confidence
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
(making, launching) concentrated attack (on, against)